Unlike older shows where I would try to reharmonize what he was doing, that was hard for me to do this time because Loren’s playing has gotten more atonal. It took a little convincing for me to get behind it, but when I compared it to some of the recent solo recordings he’s been doing it was really different, even though Loren dominates a bit he’s not doing what he would do on his own, so for that reason I thought it was valid to release. We had a good recording of the show and Loren was really keen to have it released. It was a little weird to play together after that long a gap, but the audience was watching with rapt attention and seemed really focused on it. It was the first time anyone had asked us to play in around eight years. Steve Gunn was doing a residency there and asked me and Loren to open. That was recorded in November 2018 at Union Pool. The show with Loren was recorded a few months after our 2018 interview. I’d like to talk about three of your current or upcoming releases: At the Top of the Stairs, a duo album with Loren Connors at Union Pool (upcoming on Family Vineyard this summer), a solo cassette on Room40 ( A Symphony Strikes the Moment You Arrive ), and a covers collection on Bandcamp ( Three Chords and a Sword ). He was already great when I did that show with him and he keeps getting better and better.ĭuring the pandemic you’ve started sharing some a rchival releases on Bandcamp. Rob’s latest record on VDSQ, Arc Minutes, is great. I guess the last time we saw each other was in May 2018 in Brooklyn, after you played at Wonders of Nature with Rob Noyes.Īlan Licht: Yeah, I think that was almost exactly three years ago, give or take a week.
Mike Lumsden: Hi Alan, nice to see you again. Alan Licht on his California tour in 2019, with Sonny Sharrock’s amp, in Henry Kaiser’s driveway.
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